(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	15.0	35.555 AU	34.570 AU	20h30m	-23°19'	165.4°	0.4°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2476520
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3386552
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17591
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33632
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.07063
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.93394
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.36423
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.76477
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.73            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 30 38.9   -23 19 15    34.570   35.555  165.4    0.4   273   15.0 
2026-07-13 23:39 UT   20 30 33.3   -23 19 41    34.567   35.555  166.3    0.4   274   15.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 30 33.3   -23 19 42    34.567   35.555  166.3    0.4   274   15.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 30 27.6   -23 20 08    34.564   35.556  167.3    0.4   275   15.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 30 21.9   -23 20 35    34.561   35.557  168.2    0.3   277   15.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 30 16.2   -23 21 01    34.559   35.558  169.1    0.3   279   15.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 30 10.5   -23 21 27    34.557   35.558  170.0    0.3   281   14.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 30 04.7   -23 21 53    34.555   35.559  170.9    0.3   284   14.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 29 59.0   -23 22 19    34.554   35.560  171.7    0.2   287   14.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 29 53.2   -23 22 45    34.552   35.560  172.5    0.2   291   14.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   20 29 47.4   -23 23 11    34.552   35.561  173.3    0.2   295   14.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   20 29 41.6   -23 23 37    34.551   35.562  174.0    0.2   301   14.9 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   20 29 35.7   -23 24 03    34.551   35.562  174.7    0.2   309   14.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   20 29 29.9   -23 24 28    34.551   35.563  175.2    0.1   318   14.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   20 29 24.0   -23 24 54    34.551   35.564  175.6    0.1   330   14.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   20 29 18.2   -23 25 19    34.552   35.564  175.7    0.1   342   14.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   20 29 12.3   -23 25 44    34.552   35.565  175.7    0.1   355   14.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   20 29 06.5   -23 26 09    34.554   35.566  175.4    0.1     8   14.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   20 29 00.6   -23 26 34    34.555   35.567  175.0    0.1    18   14.9 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   20 28 54.8   -23 26 59    34.557   35.567  174.4    0.2    27   14.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   20 28 48.9   -23 27 23    34.559   35.568  173.7    0.2    33   14.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   20 28 43.1   -23 27 48    34.561   35.569  173.0    0.2    39   14.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   20 28 37.3   -23 28 12    34.564   35.569  172.2    0.2    43   14.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   20 28 31.5   -23 28 36    34.567   35.570  171.3    0.2    47   14.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   20 28 25.7   -23 28 60    34.570   35.571  170.4    0.3    50   14.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   20 28 19.9   -23 29 23    34.573   35.571  169.6    0.3    52   15.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   20 28 14.1   -23 29 47    34.577   35.572  168.7    0.3    54   15.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   20 28 08.3   -23 30 10    34.581   35.573  167.7    0.3    56   15.0 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   20 28 02.6   -23 30 33    34.585   35.573  166.8    0.4    57   15.0 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   20 27 56.9   -23 30 56    34.590   35.574  165.9    0.4    59   15.0 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   20 27 51.2   -23 31 18    34.595   35.575  165.0    0.4    60   15.0 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   20 27 45.6   -23 31 40    34.600   35.576  164.0    0.4    61   15.0 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.